Playful, Educational, and Enlivening

Using time-honored practices and modern techniques, teacher trainees learn to facilitate creative and educational experiences through a method that aligns with the developmental needs of children. No prior yoga experience is necessary; we will teach you what you need to know.

Next Generation Yoga (NGY) offers a variety of tools and strategies to empower you to create meaningful kids’ yoga and mindfulness encounters. Experienced trainers share their own passion for this work as they facilitate a fun and inspiring training curriculum. Trainees are given opportunities to observe, learn, and develop original strategies to bring the benefits of yoga and mindfulness to children.

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What You Will Receive

  • Get a comprehensive kids’ yoga and mindfulness manual with resources for classroom success and business development.
  • Learn the benefits of yoga and mindfulness and the developmental needs and typical behavior of kids age 2 to 12.
  • Get instructions on how to plan, sequence, and execute exciting kids’ yoga classes and how to include fun extras such as art activities, music, props, games, breathwork, and relaxation techniques.
  • Learn tips on how to include learning points into your teachings in order to support kids’ educational experiences and invoke their natural curiosities.
  • Learn classroom management techniques for events such as when a child doesn’t want to participate. We will teach you how to change the energy level of a high-energy or low-energy class and to keep everyone safe in the classroom.
  • Get guidance on how to lead partner yoga to encourage opportunities for cooperation and communication between kids.
  • Get a chance to watch an experienced NGY teacher in action! Each of our training programs has observation classes led by the NGY trainer, so students get to see real kids in a live yoga class.

Upon finishing the course, you will receive a certificate of completion. You will also have the opportunity to become a licensed NGY teacher and reap the benefits of our unique NGY teacher community.

Who We Serve

Our training is tailored to your needs. You will benefit greatly from our services if:

  • You are an adult who loves kids and yoga.
  • You love kids and are curious about yoga. (No yoga experience required)
  • You are a parent, grandparent, or guardian looking for ways to bond with your children or grandchildren.
  • You are a teacher, support specialist, before or after school care provider, counselor, therapist, administrator, or homeschooler.
  • You work as a pediatric—physical, occupational, speech, or mental health—therapist, nurse, or doctor and would like to bring variety and new techniques to your therapeutic offerings.
  • You are a children’s librarian looking to provide unique storytime experiences.
  • You are a yoga teacher who would like to diversify your teaching and business potential.
  • You offer other kinds of fun activities for children such as dancing, martial arts, gymnastics, art, drama, camp, or sports.
  • You are a volunteer with children in a community or religious setting who wants to have more tools in your toolbox to keep kids focused and enthusiastic.

Kids Yoga + Mindfulness Basics

Next Generation Yoga Teacher Training for Kids Yoga + Mindfulness Basics offers a variety of tools and strategies to

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Advanced Kids Yoga & Mindfulness

As an NGY Advanced Teacher Training student, you’ll receive a helpful manual full of ideas to add to your yoga and 

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Yoga & Mindfulness for Teens and Tweens

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Yoga & Mindfulness for Disabilities and Differences

Next Generation Yoga Teacher Training for Disabilities and Differences offers a variety of tools and strategies to empower you

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95 Hour Yoga School

Next Generation Yoga is an approved 95-hour Registered Children’s Yoga School (RCYS) through the Yoga Alliance

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EVOLvED

EVOLvED teaches efficient and effective mindfulness techniques that can be practiced by you as the educator and shared with

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